Commercial Hydroponics 3rd Edition

Learn how to grow vegetables, fruit, cut flowers, herbs and other plants hydroponically. This classic is now re-published with new images, a new layout and revised text. A must have resource for anyone who wants to grow hydropincally. ONTENTS Chapter 1: introduction History; How plants grow; Classification of hydroponic systems; Overview of the industry; Why practice hydroponics? Chapter 2: site considerations Climate; Water requirements; Proximity to markets Chapter 3: alternatives Media derived from rock or stone; Media derived from synthetic materials; Sterilisation Chapter 4: plant nutrition Chapter 5: nutrient film technique (nft) culture Disadvantages of nft culture; Nutrition Chapter 6: rockwool culture Rockwool use for propagation Chapter 7: aggregate culture Alternatives for delivering nutrient solution Chapter 8: other techniques – selected examples Sawdust culture; Aeroponics; Raft system Chapter 9: hydroponics equipment Time clocks; Sumps/storage tanks Chapter 10: greenhouse operation Environmental controls; Computerised environmental control; Pest and disease control Chapter 11: plant culture in hydroponics Pruning; Carbon dioxide enrichment; Transplanting; Pests; Forms of applied insect control; Disease control; Water management; Water relationships; Measuring water available to plants in a solid medium Chapter 12: vegetable crops Chapter 13: berry and other fruit crops Chapter 14: flower crops Chapter 15: other crops Grass; Propagation/nursery production Chapter 16: managing a commercial hydroponic farm Running a crop trial; Standards; Hydoponics farm layout; Marketing your produce Chapter 17: troubleshooting: a guide to overcoming problems in hydroponics by lynette morgan Salt buildup and ec problems; Sodium toxicity and accumulation; Algae; Ec and ph; Root pathogens; Fruiting problems in hydroponics This comprehensive eBook includes information on how to grow over 100 different types of vegetables, fruit, cut flowers, herbs, and other plants. This version has been completely revised and updated by author John Mason.